Improved bedstead-fastener



diluted lteres H. s. WING, oF PLATTSBURG, .NEW YORK'.

Letters Potent No. 90,329, dated May 18, 1869.

l IMPRO'VED BEDSTEADJ'ASTENER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thename.

To all whom it ma/y concern.-

Be it known that I, H. S. WING, of Plattsburg, in the county of Clinton,and in the State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bed-Joint Fasteners; and do hereby declare that thefollowin gis afull, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of thisl specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, simple, and effectivefastener for beds, tables, or other joints, or pieces of wood joinedtogether; and consists in the arrangement of the devices hereafter setforth and described.

Figure l is an edge view of my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same, when th hooked bolt is securedin position.

Figure 3 is a similar view of the same, when the hooked bolt is loose,ready to be fastened.

Letter A represents a common bed-post, to which is attached the rail B.p

Each end of this rail has a bed or opening sunk in its face,corresponding to the size and shape of the hooked bolt O, just under thecleats D. These openings or beds should be a little longer than vthehook, so as to allow them to slide freely backward and forward.

Sunk into these beds are the hooked bolts C, by means of which the postsand rails are secured rmly together. Y

The hooked bolts are mere fiat iron plates, provided with a knob orbutton upon one end, while the other is formed into two small prongs,which have a notch out upon both to and bottom.

In theside of he post A there are two small mortises out, in the lowerparts of which a bolt is passed,

upon which the notches onthe prongs catch, so as to hold the railtightly against the posts.

By having the notches cut in each side, the rail can be turned around,and the ends reversed.

' Attached to the hooked bolt O is the increasing-cam E, which has aslot cut in it, so as to pass under the head of the knob or button uponthe hook. By pressing this cani downward, the increasing part is made tobear against the edge of the cleat, thus drawing the hooked boltbackward, making the hooks ou the ends grasp the bolts rmly and tightly,thus drawing and holding the post and frame together.' By means of thisslot iu the cam, it can be removed from the plate, so that, when therail has been reversed, it can be moved from the under to the upper sideagain.

Around the edge, where this cam bears against the cleat, it should beprovided with a rim, so as to make the edge thicker, and prevent itscutting into the cleat.

This hooked bolt can also be formed in the shape oi' a horseshoe or halfmoon, and the cam be placed within the curve. The bolt then, upon whichthe cam would turn, would be passed through thelcleat and cam into therail, the increase of the cam bearing upon the inside of the boltinstead of upon the cleat asrnow.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pat-

